Female Therapists in Newton Highlands, MA
I have been providing collaborative, interactive therapy services to children, adolescents, teens, young adults, adults, couples, and family for over 25 years. I am eclectic in approach, beginning with Relational and Client-Centered models, incorporating Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Collaborative Therapy, Gottman Couples Therapy, and Family Systems Therapies; addressing Anxiety, Mood Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Grief, Loss and Trauma, Adjustment Disorders, Anger/Frustration management, Self Esteem and Confidence Building, Social/Relationship Building Skills, LGBTQ, Parenting Coaching/Skills.
I have been providing collaborative, interactive therapy services to children, adolescents, teens, young adults, adults, couples, and family for over 25 years. I am eclectic in approach, beginning with Relational and Client-Centered models, incorporating Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Collaborative Therapy, Gottman Couples Therapy, and Family Systems Therapies; addressing Anxiety, Mood Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Grief, Loss and Trauma, Adjustment Disorders, Anger/Frustration management, Self Esteem and Confidence Building, Social/Relationship Building Skills, LGBTQ, Parenting Coaching/Skills.
As a clinician, I aim to be a point of guidance, trust, and support for the communities and individuals who need it most. I work with individuals to help cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, self esteem, substance use, and more. I work with a wide range of clients, from adolescents to adults, to help them move through life's challenges with understanding, compassion, and the confidence they need. I utilize techniques including CBT, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing, while keeping a focus on harm reduction and trauma informed care. I hope to provide a warm, non-judgmental and empathetic space for all the clients I work with.
As a clinician, I aim to be a point of guidance, trust, and support for the communities and individuals who need it most. I work with individuals to help cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, self esteem, substance use, and more. I work with a wide range of clients, from adolescents to adults, to help them move through life's challenges with understanding, compassion, and the confidence they need. I utilize techniques including CBT, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing, while keeping a focus on harm reduction and trauma informed care. I hope to provide a warm, non-judgmental and empathetic space for all the clients I work with.
I am a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts with nearly a decade of clinical experience working with a range of people who have complicated backgrounds and experiences, including trauma. I counsel adults, couples, parents, families, pre-teens, adolescents and veterans. At its core, my style is warm and empathic. I will also take an active and engaged stance in order to challenge my clients' limiting beliefs. Ultimately, I focus on helping clients alleviate their pain and suffering so they can find their potential and live life fully.
I am a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts with nearly a decade of clinical experience working with a range of people who have complicated backgrounds and experiences, including trauma. I counsel adults, couples, parents, families, pre-teens, adolescents and veterans. At its core, my style is warm and empathic. I will also take an active and engaged stance in order to challenge my clients' limiting beliefs. Ultimately, I focus on helping clients alleviate their pain and suffering so they can find their potential and live life fully.
In my work with couples, as well as with individuals and families, I strive to help people create the relationships they want. I approach therapy with a warm and collaborative style, asking non-judgmental questions and using a balance of sensitivity and humor. I find that people often get stuck in patterns of relating that aren't working for them, and I assist people in creating new habits, in which they feel heard, respected and cared for.
In my work with couples, as well as with individuals and families, I strive to help people create the relationships they want. I approach therapy with a warm and collaborative style, asking non-judgmental questions and using a balance of sensitivity and humor. I find that people often get stuck in patterns of relating that aren't working for them, and I assist people in creating new habits, in which they feel heard, respected and cared for.
Do you feel stuck in life or emotionally overwhelmed? Have you recently experienced a crisis or endured a painful loss? Have recently relocated and have difficulties adjusting? Do you find your usual coping skills are no longer enough, feeling tired of people telling you that you're too much? This is a good time to seek help.
Do you feel stuck in life or emotionally overwhelmed? Have you recently experienced a crisis or endured a painful loss? Have recently relocated and have difficulties adjusting? Do you find your usual coping skills are no longer enough, feeling tired of people telling you that you're too much? This is a good time to seek help.
Practicing counseling for over twenty five years has allowed me to develop the skills that result in efficient and permanent change for my clients. Every person is seen as a unique individual, thus solutions for each person will be the optimal ones for their individual situation. Clarity, comfort and the ability to lead a healthy productive life is the heart of my practice. I am compassionate, honest and sensitive to varying needs. Please feel free to talk with me regarding your concerns. I am confident we have the ability and resources to make the changes you desire.
Practicing counseling for over twenty five years has allowed me to develop the skills that result in efficient and permanent change for my clients. Every person is seen as a unique individual, thus solutions for each person will be the optimal ones for their individual situation. Clarity, comfort and the ability to lead a healthy productive life is the heart of my practice. I am compassionate, honest and sensitive to varying needs. Please feel free to talk with me regarding your concerns. I am confident we have the ability and resources to make the changes you desire.
The majority of my clients are high achievers who seek balance, clarity, and self-care and are facing life transitions or unexpected challenges across the lifespan. Typical challenges include perfectionism, stress, relationships, body image and self-esteem, anxiety and depression, as well as transitions across the lifespan; career goals; and milestones such as marriage, divorce, pregnancy, parenting; or health challenges that may require counseling or coaching, mind-body strategies and goal-directed wellness plans. The purpose is to build your confidence, compassion, and resiliency skills to flourish at any age.
The majority of my clients are high achievers who seek balance, clarity, and self-care and are facing life transitions or unexpected challenges across the lifespan. Typical challenges include perfectionism, stress, relationships, body image and self-esteem, anxiety and depression, as well as transitions across the lifespan; career goals; and milestones such as marriage, divorce, pregnancy, parenting; or health challenges that may require counseling or coaching, mind-body strategies and goal-directed wellness plans. The purpose is to build your confidence, compassion, and resiliency skills to flourish at any age.
Are you feeling trapped in self-defeating patterns of behavior affecting your work, health or personal relationships? Is depression or anxiety getting in the way of feeling your best? Are you troubled by job or career uncertainty during these difficult economic times? No matter what the presenting problem, it often takes a trained professional, who, in collaboration with the client, helps sort out the issues and find solutions.
Are you feeling trapped in self-defeating patterns of behavior affecting your work, health or personal relationships? Is depression or anxiety getting in the way of feeling your best? Are you troubled by job or career uncertainty during these difficult economic times? No matter what the presenting problem, it often takes a trained professional, who, in collaboration with the client, helps sort out the issues and find solutions.
I am currently accepting new supervisees and new clients. I believe therapy works best when a client and therapist are able to develop a genuine connection. Change happens in the context of trusting relationships. I strive to provide a warm, empathic and supportive environment that fosters clients' ability to explore their inner experiences and make positive changes in their lives. It is a privilege to hear clients' unique stories and work with people to create the change they want to see in their lives.
I am currently accepting new supervisees and new clients. I believe therapy works best when a client and therapist are able to develop a genuine connection. Change happens in the context of trusting relationships. I strive to provide a warm, empathic and supportive environment that fosters clients' ability to explore their inner experiences and make positive changes in their lives. It is a privilege to hear clients' unique stories and work with people to create the change they want to see in their lives.
As a psychologist trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, I enjoy helping people to appreciate how the patterns that have brought them to my office were once creative solutions to earlier obstacles in meeting their emotional needs. These patterns eventually became emotional habits that involve negative ways of seeing themselves and others, and of relating. Since these problematic patterns developed in the context of relationships, I believe that supportive, containing relationships are crucial in changing them.
As a psychologist trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, I enjoy helping people to appreciate how the patterns that have brought them to my office were once creative solutions to earlier obstacles in meeting their emotional needs. These patterns eventually became emotional habits that involve negative ways of seeing themselves and others, and of relating. Since these problematic patterns developed in the context of relationships, I believe that supportive, containing relationships are crucial in changing them.
I am the author of, "Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years." I offer consultation and psychotherapy for individuals and families throughout the life cycle.
I am the author of, "Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years." I offer consultation and psychotherapy for individuals and families throughout the life cycle.
As a psychotherapist, I listen carefully and work collaboratively with each client in forming a safe and accepting relationship. This relationship provides the basis for exploration, problem solving, healing and growth. I have an interactive style which incorporates warmth, humor, authenticity and direct feedback as I help my clients work through areas in which they feel stuck, unhappy or overwhelmed. These areas may include marital and other relationship difficulties, anxiety around life transitions, concerns about parenting or caring for aging parents, coping with illness, and dealing with breakups along with many others.
As a psychotherapist, I listen carefully and work collaboratively with each client in forming a safe and accepting relationship. This relationship provides the basis for exploration, problem solving, healing and growth. I have an interactive style which incorporates warmth, humor, authenticity and direct feedback as I help my clients work through areas in which they feel stuck, unhappy or overwhelmed. These areas may include marital and other relationship difficulties, anxiety around life transitions, concerns about parenting or caring for aging parents, coping with illness, and dealing with breakups along with many others.
Freedom Happy Counseling LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, C-PD
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Breaking free from emotional and psychological wounds can be harder to heal than physical wounds! Predators come in many forms...some are covert, sneaky and manipulative, while others are bold, in your face and irrefutable! My trauma-informed care & psychoed approach will support you in understanding and processing your trauma and struggles. This, while educating and coaching you on selfcare, selflove and self compassion, as you heal. I'll help you command the boundary boss living within, to emerge. Life gets stressful -I get it! Need help in striking that delicate balance in a world of uncertainties! You're in the right place.
Breaking free from emotional and psychological wounds can be harder to heal than physical wounds! Predators come in many forms...some are covert, sneaky and manipulative, while others are bold, in your face and irrefutable! My trauma-informed care & psychoed approach will support you in understanding and processing your trauma and struggles. This, while educating and coaching you on selfcare, selflove and self compassion, as you heal. I'll help you command the boundary boss living within, to emerge. Life gets stressful -I get it! Need help in striking that delicate balance in a world of uncertainties! You're in the right place.
A licensed psychologist practicing in Newton, Mass., I have 15+ years of experience treating couples and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, chronic illness, and relationship challenges. With adults and couples, I use an integrative therapeutic approach, drawing on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and dialectical behavioral techniques. Life can be full of rough patches. Therefore my clients and I work together to shift the ways in which they relate to themselves and others, in order to lead more meaningful, productive, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
A licensed psychologist practicing in Newton, Mass., I have 15+ years of experience treating couples and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, chronic illness, and relationship challenges. With adults and couples, I use an integrative therapeutic approach, drawing on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and dialectical behavioral techniques. Life can be full of rough patches. Therefore my clients and I work together to shift the ways in which they relate to themselves and others, in order to lead more meaningful, productive, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
I'm Marina Hawkin, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with seven years of experience. I specialize in supporting young adults as they step into major life changes, individuals navigating transitions like starting a new career, welcoming a newborn, or going through a divorce, as well as older adults facing unique life shifts. I also have extensive experience working with those struggling with various substance and behavioral addictions. My background as a former scientist informs my approach, helping clients recognize and address their unmet biological needs, manage challenging emotions, and pursue personal growth.
I'm Marina Hawkin, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with seven years of experience. I specialize in supporting young adults as they step into major life changes, individuals navigating transitions like starting a new career, welcoming a newborn, or going through a divorce, as well as older adults facing unique life shifts. I also have extensive experience working with those struggling with various substance and behavioral addictions. My background as a former scientist informs my approach, helping clients recognize and address their unmet biological needs, manage challenging emotions, and pursue personal growth.
You know how to hold it all together. You show up, take care of others, work hard, and keep moving even when something inside is hurting. Externally, it's going well, but internally, you feel stuck in patterns that drain you, unseen, weighed down by pain, burned out, or never enough. You're tired of holding so much on your own. I work with people who are high achievers/performers, perfectionists, people pleasers, or pursuers/anxious attachers who long for something more real: deeper, more reciprocal relationships, emotional calm, a life that actually fits, and a way of being that doesn’t require so much effort to maintain.
You know how to hold it all together. You show up, take care of others, work hard, and keep moving even when something inside is hurting. Externally, it's going well, but internally, you feel stuck in patterns that drain you, unseen, weighed down by pain, burned out, or never enough. You're tired of holding so much on your own. I work with people who are high achievers/performers, perfectionists, people pleasers, or pursuers/anxious attachers who long for something more real: deeper, more reciprocal relationships, emotional calm, a life that actually fits, and a way of being that doesn’t require so much effort to maintain.
I am Jessica Caira, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 10 years of experience helping teens and adults manage stress, anxiety, identity challenges, life transitions, and relationship issues. I have a particular passion for supporting older teens and young adults as they navigate the complexities of transitioning into adulthood. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Brandeis University and my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University. My approach to therapy is strength-based, solution-focused, and client-centered.
I am Jessica Caira, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 10 years of experience helping teens and adults manage stress, anxiety, identity challenges, life transitions, and relationship issues. I have a particular passion for supporting older teens and young adults as they navigate the complexities of transitioning into adulthood. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Brandeis University and my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University. My approach to therapy is strength-based, solution-focused, and client-centered.
I'm Courtney Cabrera, a queer Cuban-American Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 5 years of experience. I specialize in supporting individuals facing trauma, depression, anxiety, and more. My background includes providing therapy for survivors of human trafficking, individuals navigating substance use challenges, and those experiencing life transitions.
I'm Courtney Cabrera, a queer Cuban-American Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 5 years of experience. I specialize in supporting individuals facing trauma, depression, anxiety, and more. My background includes providing therapy for survivors of human trafficking, individuals navigating substance use challenges, and those experiencing life transitions.
Nofar is passionate about helping individuals through discovering the power of self and has experience working with adults, children and adolescents. Nofar has experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma related diagnoses and other life experiences. Helping these individuals to heal by strengthening their own self confidence with positive thinking, acceptance and compassion using CBT, DBT, mindfulness and other therapy methods centering around the individual and their unique life experience.
Nofar is passionate about helping individuals through discovering the power of self and has experience working with adults, children and adolescents. Nofar has experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma related diagnoses and other life experiences. Helping these individuals to heal by strengthening their own self confidence with positive thinking, acceptance and compassion using CBT, DBT, mindfulness and other therapy methods centering around the individual and their unique life experience.
Many people come to therapy to work through anxiety, depression, stress, parenting roles and challenges, and life transitions. As a therapist with 20+ years of experience I will focus on what matters most to you, whether that’s reaching specific goals, improving emotional well-being, or navigating life’s challenges with greater clarity. Together, we will find ways to respond to life's stressors by utilizing your strengths, values, and problem solving skills. I help support self-awareness and insight with a focus on responding to thoughts and emotions in ways that lead to more fulfillment in your life.
Many people come to therapy to work through anxiety, depression, stress, parenting roles and challenges, and life transitions. As a therapist with 20+ years of experience I will focus on what matters most to you, whether that’s reaching specific goals, improving emotional well-being, or navigating life’s challenges with greater clarity. Together, we will find ways to respond to life's stressors by utilizing your strengths, values, and problem solving skills. I help support self-awareness and insight with a focus on responding to thoughts and emotions in ways that lead to more fulfillment in your life.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.